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To: RetiredNow who wrote (108051)	10/20/2014 3:51:21 PM
From: John Vosilla	Respond to of 218558

She therefore advised families to "take the small steps that over time can lead to the accumulation of considerable assets." She did not, however, explain how they were to accumulate these assets, in light of falling incomes and zero interest rates. The next phase of housing bubble 2.0 coming to a theatre near you.. GOP playing prevent defense hoping to control everything in 2017 double down on tax cuts, deregulation and wars get Janet out of the loop. Repeal Dodd Frank get J6P to have hope as he gets back into NINJA loans yet again. Can't make this stuff up. .

To: RetiredNow who wrote (108051)	12/11/2014 3:21:24 PM
From: John Vosilla	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218558

The Fed Helped Cause $550 Billion Energy Debt Boom, And Now It Could End In Tears. The danger of stimulus-induced bubbles is starting to play out in the market for energy-company debt. Since early 2010, energy producers have raised $550 billion of new bonds and loans as the Federal Reserve held borrowing costs near zero, according to Deutsche Bank AG. With oil prices plunging, investors are questioning the ability of some issuers to meet their debt obligations. Research firm CreditSights Inc. predicts the default rate for energy junk bonds will double to eight percent next year. More from Bloomberg.com: How America Is Kicking Its Oil Habit "Anything that becomes a mania -- it ends badly," said Tim Gramatovich, who helps manage more than $800 million as chief investment officer of Santa Barbara, California-based Peritus Asset Management. "And this is a mania." The Fed's decision to keep benchmark interest rates at record lows for six years has encouraged investors to funnel cash into speculative-grade securities to generate returns, raising concern that risks were being overlooked. A report from Moody's Investors Service this week found that investor protections in corporate debt are at an all-time low, while average yields on junk bonds were recently lower than what investment-grade companies were paying before the credit crisis. finance.yahoo.com